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On Sunday night @DEZ_88 (aka Dez Bryant) tweeted that he would be “back in action” on Thursday against Miami. On Monday afternoon @sonofbum (aka Wade Phillips) said not necessarily. Bryant has been cleared to practice Tuesday, which will be the … Continue reading →

Todd Archer answered your questions on Monday about the Cowboys. Some highlights On QB Stephen McGee: McGee has improved but still has a way to go to make you feel like he can be No. 2 in 2011. He won’t … Continue reading →

Washington Redskins receiver Malcolm Kelly pulled his left hamstring again Monday, a major setback in his bid to make the opening day roster, while Donovan McNabb and Clinton Portis remain unable to practice with sprained ankles. Kelly reinjured the hamstring … Continue reading →

Todd Archer answered your questions on Monday about the Cowboys. Some highlights On the lackluster play in the preseason: It’s only going to sound like excuse making, so I can’t say anything better here, but Phillips was worried about his … Continue reading →

Todd Archer answered your questions on Monday about the Cowboys. Some highlights On Whether (Dez) Bryant can move up on the depth chart this season: Maybe but it’s hard to say where he is right now because he hasn’t practiced. … Continue reading →

The Dallas Cowboys will have three starters back at practice on Tuesday: end Marcus Spears, inside linebacker Keith Brooking and strong safety Gerald Sensabaugh. They have missed a combined six exhibition games because of injuries. In addition, coach Wade Phillips … Continue reading →

Former NFL coach Tony Dungy and Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips share a similar view on the exhibition schedule. Both believe the results are meaingless and the overriding goal is to prepare a team for the regular season. Dungy served … Continue reading →

One more preseason game to go and with the starters expected to play some Thursday against Miami that means fewer snaps for the backups and rookies to get a chance to make a final splash. The final cut came down … Continue reading →

I wrote earlier about a special teams’ transformation when talking about the decision to release Patrick Watkins. Let’s take a closer look: Sam Hurd led the Cowboys with 19 special teams’ tackles in 2009. He’s on the bubble. Watkins was … Continue reading →

One of the moves the Cowboys will make to reach the 75-man limit on Tuesday is to move linebacker Stephen Hodge from the active/physically unable to perform list to the reserve/PUP list. What does it mean? It frees up a … Continue reading →

In what could be the first move of a special teams’ transformation in 2010, the Cowboys released safety Pat Watkins on Monday. The Cowboys have also decided to release tight end Scott Sicko and wide receiver Terrell Hudgins. They have … Continue reading →

If Twitter is to be believed, then Dez Bryant will be playing against Miami. Bryant (@DEZ_88) wrote on Twitter this evening: “Back in action Thursday night!!!!!” After Saturday’s 23-7 loss to Houston, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Bryant … Continue reading →

Rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant will be cleared to practice this week and owner and general manager Jerry Jones left open a sliver of a chance the rookie wide out could play Thursday against Miami. “He’ll be able to play. … Continue reading →

Jerry Jones wasn’t buying the “tired team” line after Saturday’s loss to Houston but he didn’t sound too concerned with what happened on the field. “It’s rested,” Jones said. “The team is very rested. This past week we had a … Continue reading →

Houston’s front-line offense scored on four of its five possessions against the Dallas Cowboys’ top defensive group on Saturday night. In those five possessions, the Texans had 309 yards on 38 plays. “It was bad,” inside linebacker Bradie James said. … Continue reading →

Houston linebacker DeMeco Ryans said that like the Cowboys, his team held back much of its repertoire in Saturday night’s exhibition game. “We didn’t do much out there, but it was good form,” Ryans said. “Guys were just flying around. … Continue reading →

David Buehler, trying to become the Dallas Cowboys’ opening-day kicker, did not have a field goal try for the second consecutive game on Saturday night. Buehler’s kicking was limited to a conversion and two kickoffs, both of which went for … Continue reading →

By the tone of the in-game chat, there weren’t a lot of you that cared that Saturday’s 23-7 loss at Houston came in the preseason. Assistant head coach Jason Garrett is with you. Garrett was not pleased with the offensive … Continue reading →

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo tried to remove the blame from running back Felix Jones for a miscommunication that cost the Cowboys a scoring chance in the second quarter of Saturday night’s exhibition loss at Houston. In the second quarter, … Continue reading →